Collar and cuff bag or receptacle.



PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905.

C. A. F. LOMBARD. COLLAR AND CUFF BAG OR. REOEPTACLE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 29, 1904.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES Patented February '7, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

COLLAR AND CUFF BAG OR RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,668, dated February7, 1905.

Application filed November 29, 1904. Serial No- 234,807.

To (til whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CEOILIA A. FISHER LOM- HARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollar and Cuff Bags or Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in collar and cuff bags orreceptacles; and it consists in the novel features hereinafterdescribed,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a bag or receptacle withinwhich collars may be placed and securely inclosed in a convenient andeffective manner and which may be drawn down to the size of the bundleof collars contained within it.

The bag or receptacle is primarily intended for the use of travelers andin the preferred size will hold, say, from one to two dozen collars andmay be conveniently carried in a dress-suit case, grip, or trunk, thesaid receptacle compactly holding the collars and occupying the minimumamount of space.

In carrying out my invention I provide a soft flexible bag or receptaclenormally open at one end and adapted to receive the collars, said bag atits open end being provided with suitable transverse flaps adapted to befastened together across the end of the bag and with upper and lowerflaps which will lap upon the first-mentioned flaps and one of which maybe folded over the top of the receptacle, being there secured bysuitable tapes connected with said upper and lower flaps and by means ofwhich the bag may be drawn down to snugly and compactly hold the collarsin accordance with the size of the bundle thereof contained within thebag.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag embodying my inventionshown in its closed condition holdinganumber of collars. Fig. 2 is alike view of same with the upper and lower closing-flaps in their openposition. Fig. 3 is a like view of same with all of the closing-flaps ofabout the depth of the collars or cuffs intended to be carried, and inthe drawings I illustrate the bag as being of about the same depth asthe collars illustrated within it.

Fig. 3 illustrates the bag in its open position ready either to receivecollars or to permit the withdrawal of collars therefrom, the collarswhen in the bag being rolled together in the usual way to form a compactbundle. After the insertion of the collars into the bag or thewithdrawal of a collar therefrom the bag should be properly closed, andthe first step in this operation is to fold and fasten the transverseflaps 11 12 across the open end of the bag and against the collars tothe position shown in Fig. 2, wherein the flap 11 is shown asoverlapping the flap 12 and fastened to it by means of a suitable buttonand buttonhole. I provide the flap 12 with two buttons 15 and the fiap11 with one buttonhole 16, so that said flaps may be fastened closeagainst the roll of collars whether only a few or a large number of thelatter are within said bag. After the flaps 11 12 have been secured inthe manner shown in Fig. 2 the upper flap 13, which is about equal tothe depth of the bag. is turned downwardly against the flaps 11 12, andthe tape or string 17, secured to the edge of said flap 13, is drawndownwardly through the hole 18 in the flap 1 and thereupon the flap 14is folded upwardly against the flap 13 and over upon the top of thereceptacle or bag. The tape or string 17 is then pulled under and aroundto the back of the bag, and the tape or string 19, fastened to the edgeof the flap 14, is drawn to meet said tape 17, and thereupon at the backof the bag, as shown in Fig. 1, the two tapes are tied together, thussecurely closing the bag into compact form ready to be placed into adress-suit case or elsewhere. \Vhen only a few collars are in the bag,the latter may be drawn tightly down to its contents and its size thusreduced by pulling the tapes 17 19 more tightly together, and in anyevent the said tapes 17 19 will be drawn tightly together, so as toretain the collars in as small and compact a roll as may be proper, sothat the bag and its contents will occupy the minimum amount of space.

The bag shown is rectangular in outline and of proper dimensions toreceive a bundle of collars and it is obvious that when cuffs or cuffsand collars together are to be carried the bag must be made of increaseddepth.

The invention is not limited to the employment of the buttons 15 andbuttonhole 16 as distinguished from other and equivalent fasteningdevices for the flaps 11 12.

All of the edges of the bag and its flaps will preferably be bound byribbon, as shown, and the tapes or strings l7 19 will preferably be ofribbon, so that the finished article may be rendered attractive.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The bag or receptacle having the closed top, bottom, sides and endand being open at the other end, said bag at its open end having thetransverse flaps adapted to overlap each other across said end andindependently carrying means for fastening them together, and the upperand lower flaps, one of which is shorter than the other and adapted tobe folded against said transverse flaps after they have been foldedinwardly, while the other or longer flap is of suflicient length toadapt it to be folded against said shorter flap and also to a materialextent over upon the body of the bag, and said bag having means forfastening the outer end of said longer flap at the point to which itextends after it has been folded over upon said body; substantially asdescribed.

2. The bag or receptacle having the closed top, bottom, sides and endand being open at the other end, said bag at its open end being providedwith the transverse flaps adapted to overlap each other across said end,and the upper and lower flaps each of which carries a tape or string,the string on the upper flap being passed through a hole in saidlowerfiap, said upper flap being adapted to be folded downwardly, andsaid lower flap being adapted to be folded upwardly, and said stringsbeing adapted to be drawn around the bag and tied together;substantially as set forth.

3. The bag or receptacle having the closed top, bottom, sides and endand being open at the other end, said bag at its open end being providedwith the transverse flaps adapted to overlap each other across said end,and the upper and lower flaps each of which carries a tape or string,the string on the upper flap being passed through a holein said lowerflap, said upper flap being adapted to be folded downwardly, and saidlower flap being adapted to be folded upwardly, said transverse flapsbeing respectively provided with a button and buttonhole for fasteningthem together after being folded inwardly, and said strings beingadapted to be drawn around the bag and tied together; substantially asset forth.

4. The bag formed of soft flexible material having the closed top,bottom, sides and end and being open at its other end, said bag at itsopen end having the short upper flap and long lower flap each of whichhas a tape or string fastened to it, the string on the upper flap beingpassed through a hole in the said lower flap, said upper flap beingadapted to be folded downwardly, and said lower flap being adapted to befolded upwardly and then over upon the top of the bag, and said stringsbeing adapted to be drawn around the bag and tied together;substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 26th day of November, A. D. 190

CECILIA A. FISHER LOMBARD.

Witnesses:

E. B. LouBARD, GHAs. C. GILL.

